Abstract of Land Grant Reports : 1784-1807.

Call Number:

HIL-MICL FC LPR .N6S9R4

Category:

Nova Scotia

Creator:

Nova Scotia. Surveyor General.

Material Description:

1 microfilm textual records 35 mm

Background:

"Abstract of Reports for Grants of Land made by the Surveyor-General of Lands for the Province of Nova Scotia to the Surveyor-General of His Majesty's Woods, on which certificates have been granted conformable to the Royal Instructions." The reports for the land grants were made by the Surveyor-General of Lands to the Surveyor-General of His Majesty's Woods and on the basis of these reports settlement certificates were granted.

Contents:

The information in the Abstract is very detailed and contains the following: the date when the Report was received; the date of the certificate; the grantees' names; the township and county in which the grant was made; the number of acres requested and received; the name of the agent (surveyor) involved; and the amount of the fees due and received.

The arrangement is chronological and in a table format, approximately 40 pages.

Originals:

The original records are held by the Nova Scotia Archives.

Archival Ref. No.:

PANS/NSA RG 1, vol. 394A. See also RG 20, vol. 394A.